Long highlights a shallow list of free agent tackles. He played 11 snaps for the Falcons in 2015 and was about to come to terms with the Ravens in training camp, but refused to sign an injury waiver.

It’s good for the Vikings he did not. And no word has been mentioned over whether the Vikings will require a similar waiver to insure them against his surgically repaired knees.

Long, the top pick in the 2008 NFL draft, played with the Dolphins and Rams before ending up in Atlanta. It’s never been a question of talent with the 31-year-old, but he’s been placed on injured reserve three times in his career, twice for torn ACLs.

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It’s not as if the Vikings have a choice. Second-year OT T.J. Clemmings has underwhelmed and Jeremiah Sirles is essentially the last tackle standing for Minnesota.